Ancestral Witches Travel the Great Wilderness

For Li Xinghe, the Phoenix Clan held nothing but reverence, especially Yuan Feng, who had long regarded him as the one her heart yearned for.

"The Phoenix Clan had best not get involved, or you will surely never recover and will be forced off the stage of Primordial World history." Li Xinghe spoke bluntly.

Yuan Feng was startled. The Phoenix Clan's Fortune was at its peak; they possessed the power of immortality and could be reborn through nirvana. How could that be?

"No wonder last time I said we should go demand treasures from the three races, Adoptive Father wouldn't allow it. Turns out the Phoenix Clan has Adoptive Father's old flame." Ancestral Witch Xuan Ming spoke without restraint.

Yuan Feng's face flushed slightly, but she said nothing.

Li Xinghe, however, had no such scruples. Yuan Feng met his aesthetic in every way; taking this woman would not be a bad thing.

But according to the trajectory of the Primordial World, Yuan Feng was ultimately fated to fall in this Tribulation.

To save her life, he would inevitably incur Cause and Effect, and might even be drawn into this great calamity.

So the best approach was to solve the problem at its source—keep the Phoenix Clan from joining the battle.

"The Phoenix Clan has no desire to contend for supremacy, but the Dragon Clan is ambitious and won't let things rest. Once they destroy the Qilin Race, they will surely turn on the Phoenix Clan." By now, Yuan Feng was no longer the naive girl she once was.

As the chieftain of one of the Three Primal Races of the Primordial World, Yuan Feng had grown not only in strength over the years but also in vision and insight.

Li Xinghe understood this well. The Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation was the second great Tribulation under the workings of the Heavenly Dao, beyond any mortal's power to reverse.

What's more, lurking in the shadows were two old schemers, Hongjun and Luohu, waiting to pick up the scraps.

If the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Races did not fall, they would forever remain in the background, never able to dominate the Primordial World.

"Even if it can't be avoided, try to delay your entry as long as possible, so the Phoenix Clan's strength can be preserved to the greatest extent." Li Xinghe said.

Yuan Feng nodded and directly ordered the Immortality Volcano sealed from this day forward.

Li Xinghe also temporarily settled down in the Immortality Volcano. This time, the ones who had come with him were Xuan Ming and Houtu.

The two Ancestral Witches had now cultivated the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique to the fourth revolution, comparable to Late Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals.

Though they couldn't match the top experts of the Primordial World, they now had the means to protect themselves.

Li Xinghe could endure solitude, but the two Ancestral Witches had no desire to hide away in the Immortality Volcano.

"Adoptive Father, we want to go travel the Primordial World." Xuan Ming and Houtu had grown bored of the Immortality Volcano and could no longer hold back.

Li Xinghe thought to himself that sheltering them like this wasn't a solution; it was time to let them gain experience on their own.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches bore the Mandate of Heaven. Though they couldn't compare to that old man Hongjun, they were still destined to be among the protagonists of the future world.

For now, there should be few in the Primordial World who could match them.

With the cultivation of Late Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, their Ancestral Witch bodies, and Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures to protect them, even the Three Pure Ones at that level couldn't kill them.

But who in the entire Primordial World could compare to the origins of the Three Pure Ones? Only a few hidden Chaos Demon Gods and the strongest experts of the three races could threaten them.

"Go then! Remember, if you encounter a danger you can't withstand, summon your father." Li Xinghe nodded. The two women were ecstatic—finally, they could explore the Primordial World on their own.

Little did he know that this indulgence would cause the sisters to accidentally become entangled in the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation.

Now, across the Primordial World, the Dragon Clan's arrogance blazed to the heavens; they were practically unrivaled.

And while the Qilin Race was at a disadvantage, they had not yet been completely defeated.

What's more, Luohu was secretly stirring up trouble. To increase the killing aura between heaven and earth, he didn't hesitate to take the field himself.

Luohu used demonic secret arts to manifest countless avatars. Whenever the Qilin Race fell behind, he would secretly hunt down Dragon Clan experts.

This was why, in the end, none of the three races emerged as victors from the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation.

Even the chieftains of the three races met their end, their bodies destroyed and their spirits extinguished.

It was all because Luohu was pulling the strings, keeping the power of the three races in constant balance.

That way, the three races would exhaust their last ounce of strength, and their chieftains would perish together, completely withdrawing from the stage of Primordial World history.

Only Li Xinghe knew the secret, but the Dragon Clan and Qilin Race had nothing to do with him, so he wouldn't interfere.

The Tribulation Qi surged between heaven and earth and had to be consumed. As the saying goes, let others die rather than oneself—let the Dragon Clan and Qilin Race fight it out.

Meanwhile, Xuan Ming and Houtu had left the Immortality Volcano and had no idea where to go.

"Before, Adoptive Father always led us. Now we don't know where to go." Houtu gave a wry smile.

"I've already thought it through. Last time on Kunlun Mountain, those three were so arrogant. Now that we have our own treasures, it's time to teach them a lesson." Xuan Ming had long had a plan.

Indeed, the most dangerous thing in the world is to offend a woman—even Ancestral Witches held grudges.

"And that Dragon Clan is so arrogant, wanting to dominate the world. I think they'll eventually clash with the Phoenix Clan. Why not help Yuan Feng!"

Xuan Ming feared nothing, knowing Li Xinghe had their backs.

Houtu hesitated: "But didn't Adoptive Father say the Phoenix Clan shouldn't get involved?"

"I'm afraid the Dragon Clan won't let it go. Yuan Feng will be taken in by Adoptive Father sooner or later. We're not helping her—we're helping Adoptive Father."

And so the two Ancestral Witches, in their self-righteousness, resolved to help the Phoenix Clan deal with the Dragon Clan.

In Kunlun Mountain, the Three Pure Ones had been in secluded cultivation ever since obtaining their Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.

The three treasures were perfectly suited to each of them, but with their cultivation at Early Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, refining the restrictions on Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures was still quite difficult.

It had taken them all these years just to barely reach Mid Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

"Elder Brother, I hear the chieftains of the Three Primal Races have already reached the mid-stage Golden Immortal of the Origin. Are we truly inferior to those beasts?" Yuanshi Tianzun said, somewhat unconvinced.

"Second Brother, there is no need for envy. The heavens and earth are now filled with Tribulation Qi. I foresee that the fortunes of the Three Primal Races are likely at an end. We need only go into seclusion and await the right moment to make our mark in the Primordial World." Grand Pure One Laozi was ever tranquil and unmoved, his mind steady.

Just then, the two of them suddenly stared in astonishment at Tongtian beside them.

Among the three, their ranking by order of transformation subtly also reflected the hierarchy of their cultivation levels.

But now Tongtian had actually taken the lead and broken through to the Late Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal stage, forcing both Laozi and Yuanshi to be shaken.

Could the Qingping Sword hold some hidden mystery, making it mightier than the Taiyi Fly Whisk and the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi?

But that was impossible. All three were transformed from the Twenty-Four Grade Creation Green Lotus; these Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures should be equal in power.

Sect Leader Tongtian opened his eyes, and a beam of sword-light shot forth, startling Laozi and Yuanshi even further.

They knew Tongtian was proficient in the Sword Dao, but they had not expected him to have reached such a realm.

Strictly speaking, this already touched upon the laws of the world—something ordinary Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals could not comprehend.

"Congratulations, Third Brother." Despite their doubts, Laozi and Yuanshi offered their sincere felicitations.

At this time, the Three Pure Ones had no conflicts of interest; they still shared a bond where one's glory was all's glory, and one's loss was all's loss.

Tongtian smiled faintly. "I happened to make a breakthrough in the Sword Dao, but I did not expect my cultivation realm to rise along with it."

At this moment, Tongtian's heart was deeply conflicted. The reason he had been able to break through so quickly was thanks to that casual strike from Li Xinghe back then.

It had seemed like an attack on them, but in truth, it was guidance. Unfortunately, his elder brother and second brother were too guarded and had failed to grasp the subtlety within.

He had wanted to explain the matter, but that artistic conception could only be sensed, not conveyed in words.

Only Li Xinghe, who had personally witnessed Pangu splitting the heavens, could manifest a portion of that mystery. No one else could possibly do so.